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Jet Ski overheating problem
JimC,
My comment concerning the statement ", if "you" collided with them, "you" would be at fault. It is your responsibility, under Rule 8, the collision regulations, to avoid a collision. I was pointing out there are situations where you can be involved in a collision and not be held responsible, because there was nothing a reasonable captain could have done to avoid the collision. If a boater is traveling too fast for the situation, or too close for the speed, he can be held responsible for the collision, if the sailboat turns directly in front of the powerboater, even if the powerboater is traveling too fast and too close to the sailboat, the sailboater can be found partially responsible for the accident. At this point, the horse has been beat to death, dragged through the fiedl and left to rot, so it probably is a good time to end this thread. gers.com wrote in message ... "Dr. Dr. Smithers" Ask Me about my Phd @ Diploma Mill .com wrote in message . .. Jim C, I think we disagreed because you thought I was referring to Bill's example and I was not. In reference to my comment about If ships were to maintain a speed and distance that would allow them to avoid all collision, no ship would leave the dock. If two ships are passing in a channel and one suddenly behaves in a completely unexpected manner, the other ship will not be able to avoid the collision. I mentioned the ship on the Mississippi who lost all power in a bend in the river and slammed into a shopping mall. If another ship or barge was coming up the river, it would have hit the other ship or barge. Dr. Smithers, are you only referring to ships not leaving the dock if there shipping routes were only to be in River Systems or canals? or.....Are you referring to ALL ships at sea not leaving their docks? Just as a comment. The freighter that lost power in the Mississippi did radio a warning to other traffic on the river which kept other shipping away. They could not warn the pier to move out of the way. ;-) The major factor in the ship hitting the pier was that it dropped it's anchor and that caused the ship to swerve to the shore line. With that much mass in motion, it takes some time to stop when the engine is not functioning. It's rudder could not turn the ship due to the anchor that was dropped and also it was moving with the current. Jim Carter "The Boat" Bayfield |
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